rPSA-2008-0004-1 tshark wireshark

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0004-1
Published: 2008-01-03
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    tshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.7-0.1-1
    wireshark=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.99.7-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1975

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6111
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6112
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6113
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6114
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6115
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6116
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6117
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6118
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6119
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6120
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6121
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6438
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6439
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6440
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6441
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6442
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6443
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6444
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6445
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6446
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6447
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6448
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6449
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6450
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6451

Description:
    Previous versions of the wireshark package are vulnerable
    to multiple types of Denial of Service attacks, including
    crashes and excessive memory consumption.  It has not been
    determined that these vulnerabilities can be exploited to
    execute malicious code.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0004

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